Methods
Consecutive patients attending a private radiology clinic over a nine week period in 2014 in Metropolitan Melbourne were surveyed while waiting to undergo an imaging examination. Patients who were under 18 years of age, did not speak English and/or were referred for interventional imaging procedures were excluded from participation. Survey questions addressed patients’ awareness of radiation dose associated with various imaging modalities’ and patients’ experience and preferences regarding communication of information about radiation. Data was analysed using SPSS (Ver 20.1).

Results
A total of 242 surveys were completed. Most participants were male (143/239, 59.8%) and aged between 33 and 52 years (109/242, 45%). [Read more…]